1. When marrying a chicken, follow the chicken; when marrying a dog, follow the dog
Originally it means "if you marry a beggar, follow the beggar; if you marry an old man, follow the old man", which means that even if a woman marries a beggar or her age Older people have to live with it for the rest of their lives. With the changes of the times, this proverb has changed its pronunciation into chicken and dog.
2. Three cobblers, only Zhuge Liang can match them
"Cobbler" is actually a homophonic pronunciation of "Pi Jiang". "Pi Jiang" in ancient times refers to "deputy general", and its original meaning is The combined wisdom of the three lieutenants can equal that of Zhuge Liang. According to legend, people refer to "Pi Jiang" as "cobbler".
3. Having eyes does not recognize gold inlaid with jade
It turns out that "having eyes does not recognize Jingshan jade". Jing refers to the ancient Chu State; "Jingshan Jade" refers to the jade found by jade craftsmen in Jingshan Mountain.
4. The heart will not die until the Yellow River
It turns out to be "the heart will not die until the Wujiang River". Wujiang, where Xiang Yu committed suicide. The Wujiang River turned into the Yellow River, which is really inexplicable.
5. If you are reluctant to give up your children, you will not be able to trap the wolf.
It originally means "If you are reluctant to part with your shoes, you will not be able to trap the wolf", which means that if you want to catch the wolf, you must not be afraid of running away or wasting your shoes. But this is understandable, because in Sichuan dialect, "shoes" are called "children". It would be too scary to use live children to trap wolves!
6. Bullshit is incomprehensible
This idiom originally means "dog's skin is incomprehensible". There are no sweat glands on the dog's skin. In the hot summer, the dog has to use its tongue to dissipate the heat in the body. "The dog's skin is blocked" refers to this characteristic of the dog's body. "Fart" is a symbol of filth. For things that are illogical and unreasonable, using fart as a metaphor is just fine!
7. Bastard
This is a curse word among the people. In fact, the original meaning of this sentence is "forget the eight principles". The ancient "eight principles" refer to "filial piety, brotherhood, loyalty, trustworthiness, propriety, righteousness, integrity, and shame." These eight principles refer to the foundation of being a human being. If you forget these "eight principles", you will forget the foundation of being a human being. But later he was rumored to be a "son of a bitch".
8. If you are not poisonous, you will not be a husband.
The original sentence is "If you are petty, you are not a gentleman, and if you are too generous, you are not a husband." And "no poison, no husband" greatly deviates from the values ????advocated by the ancients. A true husband is naturally a man who is frank and broad-minded. He must be measured before he can be called a man. The Chinese people have really reached the level of proficiency in spreading lies.
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9. Punishment does not respect officials, and courtesy does not demean common people
The original sentence is "Punishment does not respect officials, and etiquette does not demean common people." Because we have an incomplete understanding of "up" and "down", we often misunderstand them. In fact, "upper" and "lower" also have the meaning of superiority and inferiority. The original meaning is that officials will not be exempted from punishment just because they are respected, nor will they be excluded from civilized society just because they are civilians.
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10. No business without treachery
Originally it means "no business without brilliance", which means that in ancient times, it was used to open a grain store and sell rice. When selling rice in liters or buckets, merchants would pile up the liters and buckets of rice as sharply as possible in order to win repeat customers, so they called it "no business without sharp tips". If it is "traitor", then there will be no good people doing business in the world.